"He is God! O Lord my God! O Thou Helper of the..."
He is God!
O Lord my God! O Thou Helper of the feeble, Succorer of the poor and
Deliverer of the helpless who turn unto Thee.
With utmost lowliness I raise my suppliant hands to Thy kingdom of beauty
and fervently call upon Thee with my inner tongue, saying: O God, my God!
Aid me to adore Thee, strengthen my loins to serve Thee; assist me by Thy
grace in my servitude to Thee; suffer me to remain steadfast in my
obedience to Thee; pour forth upon me the liberal effusions of Thy bounty,
let the glances of the eye of Thy loving-kindness be directed towards me,
and immerse me in the ocean of Thy forgiveness. Grant that I may be
confirmed in my allegiance to Thy Faith, and bestow upon me a fuller
measure of certitude and assurance, that I may wholly dispense with the
world, may turn my face with entire devotion towards Thy face, be
reinforced by the compelling power of proofs and testimonies, and,
invested with majesty and power, may pass beyond every region of heaven
and earth. Verily Thou art the Merciful, the All-Glorious, the Kind, the
Compassionate.
O Lord! These are the survivors of the martyrs, that company of blessed
souls. They have sustained every tribulation and displayed patience in the
face of grievous injustice. They have forsaken all comfort and prosperity,
have willingly submitted to dire suffering and adversity in the path of
Thy love, and are still held captive in the clutches of their enemies who
continually torment them with sore torment, and oppress them because they
walk steadfastly in Thy straight path. There is no one to help them, no
one to befriend them. Apart from the ignoble and the wicked, there is no
one to associate and consort with them.
O Lord! These souls have tasted bitter agony in this earthly life and
have, as a sign of their love for the shining beauty of Thy countenance
and in their eagerness to attain Thy celestial kingdom, tolerated every
gross indignity that the people of tyranny have inflicted upon them.
O Lord! Fill their ears with the verses of divine assistance and of a
speedy victory, and deliver them from the oppression of such as wield
terrible might. Withhold the hands of the wicked and leave not these souls
to be torn by the claws and teeth of fierce beasts, for they are
captivated by their love for Thee, entrusted with the mysteries of Thy
holiness, stand humbly at Thy door and have attained to Thine exalted
precinct.
O Lord! Graciously reinforce them with a new spirit; illumine their eyes
by enabling them to behold Thy wondrous evidences in the gloom of night;
destine for them all good that aboundeth in Thy Kingdom of eternal
mysteries; make them as brilliant stars shining over all regions,
luxuriant trees laden with fruit and branches moving in the breezes of
dawn.
Verily, Thou are the Bountiful, the Mighty, the Omnipotent, the
Unconstrained. There is none other God but Thee, the God of love and
tender mercy, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
--'Abdu'l-Baha